Leif Nordgren
 Nordgren in 2020 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | May 18, 1989 Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon | |||||||||||
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Leif Nordgren (born May 18, 1989 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American biathlete.[1]
Living in Minnesota and introduced to biathlon by his elder sister Sonne at age 14, he started competing seriously at age 17. He placed in the top ten in all events in the 2008 Junior World Championships, obtaining a bronze medal in 10 km pursuit. He has competed in the World Championships 2011–2019, with the best results in relays (6 in 2011). His best individual result in the World Championship is 17 in mass start in 2011.[2]
Nordgren competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[2] and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3]
He is a 2007 Forest Lake Area High School graduate. He is a specialist in the Vermont Army National Guard.
Biathlon results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.
Olympic Games
[edit]0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2014 Sochi
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82nd | 44th | 53rd | — | 16th | — |
 2018 Pyeongchang
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66th | 58th | 50th | — | 6th | — |
 2022 Beijing
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87th | 83rd | — | — | 13th | — |
World Championships
[edit]0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Khanty-Mansiysk
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21st | 26th | 38th | 17th | 6th | 13th | — |
 2012 Ruhpolding
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81st | — | — | — | 10th | — | |
 2013 Nové Město
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22nd | 52nd | 43rd | — | 12th | 8th | |
 2015 Kontiolahti
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33rd | 45th | 51st | — | 14th | 8th | |
 2016 Oslo Holmenkollen
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27th | 18th | 52nd | dnf | 8th | — | |
 2017 Hochfilzen
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23rd | 26th | 49th | — | 7th | — | |
 2021 Pokljuka
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31st | 45th | 32nd | — | 15th | — | — |
- *During Olympic seasons, competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
References
[edit]- ^ "Leif Nordgren". Team USA. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Leif Nordgren NBCOlympics. Retrieved February 7, 2014
- ^ OlympicTalk (2022-01-22). "Team USA athlete roster for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
External links
[edit]- Leif Nordgren at IBU
- Leif Nordgren at FIS (cross-country)
- Leif Nordgren at Olympics.com
- Leif Nordgren at Olympedia
- Leif Nordgren at Team USA (archived)
Media related to Leif Nordgren at Wikimedia Commons
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American male biathletes
- American military Olympians
- Olympic biathletes for the United States
- Biathletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Minnesota
- American people of Norwegian descent
- United States Army soldiers
- Vermont National Guard personnel
- 21st-century American sportsmen